What color is #849C8D?

#849C8D is a grayish green known as Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mother Earth?

The RGB value is 132, 156, 141: 132 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mother Earth?

The complementary color is #9C8493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mother Earth color: hex code #849C8D

#849C8D rgb(132, 156, 141)

Shades of gray

Mother Earth has the hex code #849C8D. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 61.2% green and 55.3% blue (132, 156, 141).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

Mother Earth (#849C8D) color codes

HEX	`#849C8D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 156, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 61.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, -11.5, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 12.56, 156.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.211, 30.605, 29.721)`
Decimal	`8690829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mother Earth, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #849C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #849C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849c8d; }
.text { color: #849c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 156 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849c8d, #849c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #849C8D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #849C8D?: #849C8D is a grayish green known as Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mother Earth?: The RGB value is 132, 156, 141: 132 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mother Earth?: The complementary color is #9C8493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.